Today I am excited to come with good news. Last Friday, after Joanie’s liver failed, an EEG showed no brain activity. They took her off the transplant list and said they would reduce her sedative load and do another EEG on Monday. Friday night, Joanie’s dad told my mom that he didn’t think she would make it 48 hours. But Monday when they reduced her sedatives, she opened her eyes! She was able to respond to light and pain. And, her new liver had started to function. All of us, including the doctors, are amazed. The doctors say they have never seen a patient wake up after more than 4 days without a functioning liver – Joanie has gone 15 days! People all around the country have been praying for her and God has heard us. Please continue to pray for this family as neither of them are out of the woods, but add many prayers of thanks to our petitions!
MJ